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FOLIA MONTANA SUMMER 07
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SUMMER 2007
Focus on Research
Donor Report
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THE MAGAZINE FOR MSV ALUMNAE AND FRIENDS
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THE MAGAZINE FOR MSV ALUMNAE AND FRIENDS
Contents
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Building Tomorrow Together
Campaign leadership announced
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Convocation 2007
Over 750 new MSV Alumnae
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Focus on Research
Find out what our faculty and students are up to
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Alumnae News
Catch up with Mount Alumnae
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2006/2007 Donor Report
Thanks for the continued support
On The Cover
EDITOR
Donna Redmond Gates BPR ’95
UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT
Associate Vice-President, Advancement:
Jone E. Mitchell, CFRE
Secretary/Project Assistant: Erin Hemeon
Alumnae Relations Officer: Shani Pearson
Program Administrator, Alumnae Relations:
Beth Pyesmany Arsenault
Development Officer: Lori Scott BPR ’86
Senior Associate & Planned Giving Officer:
Dr. Rosemarie Sampson BSc ’63, BA ’68
Capital Campaign Researcher: Elizabeth Thompson
Systems Analyst: Kevin Schulz
Records Clerk: Marilyn Surette
EDITORIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Tim Boudreau BA ’99
Mary Lou LeRoy BA ’79, BSc ’83
Jone Mitchell
Shani Pearson
Judith Scrimger
CONTRIBUTORS
Peggy MacKinnon BA ’00
MSVU Archives
MSVU Athletics
MSVU Public Affairs
MSVU University Advancement
Dr. Andrew Manning takes on life-saving research.
COVER PHOTO
Marc Pike
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President’s
Message
Kathyrn E. Laurin
President & Vice-Chancellor,
So, what’s next? This is a
common question on campus at
this time of year. It echoed through
the hallways as more than 750
graduates received their parchments
at Spring Convocation.
For the new alumnae, what’s
next is full of opportunity.
Starting a career? Going back
to school? Taking time to
travel the world? Whatever the
choice, we are confident that
Mount graduates have a solid
foundation on which to build
their future.
So, what’s next? At the Mount,
our strategic planning process
is moving forward. We are also
moving forward with our Capital
Campaign, Building Tomorrow
Together. Both will provide us
with a solid foundation on which
to build a better, stronger, and
even more successful University.
Since taking office in July, I have
seen our beautiful campus
transform through four seasons –
a striking metaphor for the
transformations that are taking
place within our community. We
have ambitious goals for our
University and I look forward
to embracing all of the new
challenges and opportunities.
So, what’s next?
...Stay tuned!
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EDITOR’S NOTE
Happily, my relationship with the Mount continues and
continues. In 2002, I returned to MSVU to work with the
University Advancement team. A few years later, I was
fortunate to have the University as a client of my
communications consulting business. So, here’s the
next stage – editor of Folia Montana.
As you'll read in this issue, MVSU faculty and students
continue to produce real, relevant research that enhances
our University's values. With all four of the Canada Research
Chairs now in place, their leadership will ensure the
University continues on the path of providing our students
with cutting-edge research opportunities that benefit our
larger community.
Like you, I look forward to seeing the Capital Campaign
flourish, and in turn, our campus. There’s always so much
going on that it’s challenging to fit it all into this magazine.
I hope you’ll enjoy this snapshot of ‘Summer 2007’.
Stay Connected!
Donna Redmond Gates, BPR ’95
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CAMPUS NEWS
Building Tomorrow Together
MSVU’s Capital Campaign
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Selling Sex in Heaven
In addition to chairing the Mount’s Department of Women’s
Studies, Dr. Meredith Ralston is also an award-winning
film maker.
During a five-year development project in the Philippines, Ralston
met Mila and felt compelled to depict her story on film. Mila
works at Heaven, a little bar in Angeles City, the Philippines.
Formerly the site of a US Air Force Base, the city is now one of the
busiest and sleaziest sex tourist destinations in Southeast Asia.
In the Philippines, prostitution is not just a lucrative business –
it’s an industry. The documentary examines the country’s sex
trade and the young women it traps. Seen through the eyes
of two idealistic female Canadian university students and Dr.
Stephen Perrott of MSVU’S Department of Psychology, Ralston
follows two years of Mila’s life and the people who befriend her.
The project was funded by the Canadian International
Development Agency (CIDA’s AUCC TIER 2 UPCD Programme)
in cooperation with MSVU and Saint Mary’s University.
Narrated by actor Kiefer Sutherland,
the film had its world debut on the
CBC Newsworld program The Lens
on January 16, 2007 with
outstanding ratings. Selling Sex
in Heaven won the Jury Award for
Best Documentary at the 2005
Big Bear Lake International Film
Festival in California and was
featured at the Atlantic Film
Festival in September of 2005.
This success has prompted
Ralston to explore other ways to
tell the stories of sex workers
like Mila. She is developing
either a feature film or
television mini-series on this
problem that exploits women,
as well as men and children, around the world.
Honouring O’Neill
The wife of the late Dr. Patrick O’Neill, Dianne
O'Neill, has made a tremendous and fitting
donation to the MSVU Library in her husband’s
memory.
A significant portion of the collection
consists of O’Neill’s Halifax Theatre
Newspaper Project. The Project
encompasses resources beginning
with the founding of Halifax in 1749
up to 2005.
In May of 2006, she gave the Library materials
related to O’Neill’s research in theatre as well
as his work at MSVU. The collection includes
research correspondence, research notes,
newspaper clippings and transcriptions, course
materials and copies of most of his publications.
O’Neill, a thirty-year faculty member, was
MSVU’s former Director of Research and a
dedicated member of the Mount community.
He passed away suddenly in April of 2006.
O’Neill made a significant contribution to
national heritage as a leading scholar in
Canadian theatre history.
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Donna Bourne-Tyson, University Librarian (left)
and Amy Nickerson, BA '01, Archivist (right).
Donna Bourne-Tyson, University
Librarian, says, “The Library was
pleased and honoured to be
approached by Ms. O’Neill regarding
the collection. I know that the MSVU
Archives will give the collection the
attention and profile it deserves.
We look forward to working with
visiting scholars from across Canada
and beyond, both in person and
electronically, as they explore this
rich content.”
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CAMPUS NEWS
A lifetime of giving to MSVU
Dr. Rosemarie Sampson’s face is one known
to many at the Mount. And you can
guarantee she remembers yours.
It is almost impossible to believe, but
Sampson is retiring.
Her tenure at MSVU, which spans the terms
of eight Presidents, saw many changes and
much growth on campus. She finds it difficult
to pick a favourite role, but admits teaching
was something she enjoyed very much.
Good Luck Rosemarie!
“Every time I went into a role, it was a
challenge.” She lives by the philosophy that
‘you do what you do because it’s there to be
done – and you do it well’.
Her plans include spending more time with
her husband of 27 years, Burton MacDonald,
who has recently retired from teaching at
St. Francis Xavier University. She has even
scheduled her first golf lesson.
1958
1963
1965
1973-1979
1974-1975
1975-1979
1979-1988
1990
1991-2001
2002-2007
MSV Student
Received BSc
in Education
Received BA
Assistant
Professor,
Departments
of Psychology
& Education
Chair,
Department
of Psychology
Chair,
Division of
Psychology,
Sociology &
Anthropology
Associate
Professor,
Department of
Psychology,
Education &
Women’s
Studies
Acting Dean,
Human &
Professional
Development
Dean of
Professional
Studies
Senior
Associate,
University
Advancement
& Planned
Giving Officer
Other
retirements
on campus
The Mount community would like to
extend best wishes to the following
individuals on their retirement:
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Dr. Frank Bennett, Professor,
Mathematics (Professor Emeritus)
Dr. Nanciellen Davis, Associate
Professor, Sociology/Anthropology
Betty Ann Evans, Bookstore
Connie Mason, Financial Services
Paul Reyno, Director, Physical Plant
Dr. Peter Schwenger, Professor,
English (Professor Emeritus)
Butch Shaw, Physical Plant
Dr. Marie-Lucie Tarpent, Associate
Professor, Modern Languages
This Summer at the
Art Gallery
This summer, the MSVU Art Gallery will
offer visitors the opportunity to learn
more about contemporary visual art
from near and far.
Showing from June 16 - August 12,
Elegies and Effigies (Material Remains)
brings together artists from across
Nova Scotia who work in a variety of
media. This exhibition focuses on art
that emphasizes the traces of things –
impressions left in paint, marks left on
the sea bed, fading flowers and beach
combings – works when presented
together produce a nuanced, poetic
impression.
The show highlights the aesthetic
ideas and technical accomplishment of
artists who, as often as not, work in
considerable isolation from one
another.
Rising star Micah Lexier will visit from
New York as the Guest Curator to
showcase work by three of his favourite
contemporary artists. From June 23 September 16, the Gallery will feature
For Example, an exquisite compilation
of works by the three artists. Works by
Kim Moodie (a teeming, edge-to-edge
drawing), Jeannie Thib (stacked and
composed felt shapes) and Joy Walker
(silk screened cloth) will be housed in
their own vitrines and may be viewed
from above, instead of in the
traditional, wall-mounted fashion.
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History Making Season for
MSVU Mystics
This was a record-setting year for MSVU varsity sports. Both the women’s
and men’s basketball teams were undefeated all season – a first for each –
and consequently secured their ACAA Championships. Also winning the
ACAA Championship was the men’s soccer team, which was only formed
three years ago.
Mystic athletes also set records for individual awards with 18 varsity
athletes capturing All Conference honours, two league MVPs, two allCanadians and two winners of the ACAA rookie of the year award. Our
Coaches were also recognized by the ACAA for their outstanding
contributions. Coaches of the Year were James Sawler (men’s soccer), Rick
Plato (men’s basketball) and Dyrick McDermott (women’s basketball).
Congratulations also goes out to the women’s volleyball and soccer teams
who finished in third and fourth place respectively in the ACAA rankings.
The fall season already promises to be just as exciting with MSVU hosting
the 2007-08 CCAA National Soccer Championships for both women and
men in November.
Coach Dyrick McDermott, BA ’94, with the championship team
MSVU Alumnus CCAA
Dyrick McDermott (BA ’94) and Mystics Women’s basketball
team have enjoyed an extremely successful year.
During his 11-year coaching career, McDermott has won four
ACAA Championships, and has been recognized six times as
the ACAA Coach of the Year. He has led the MSVU Women’s
Basketball team since 2001.
Coach of the Year
In 2007, he was named Coach of the Year by the CCAA. As a
former MSVU varsity player, he won three ACAA Championships
and a Bronze medal at the CCAA Championships.
McDermott balances inspiring excellence in his players with
another challenging career. He works as a Child Mental Health
Counselor at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax, where he resides
with his wife and two children.
MSVU President
featured panelist
Leadership Panel also features:
• Michelle Carinci, CEO
Atlantic Lottery Corporation
• Cheryl Hodder, Moderator
McInnes Cooper
Tickets: $45 plus HST
To Register: call Bruce at
902.221.0111
or www.makeithappen.ca
September 27, 2007, 3.00-5.00 pm, Westin Nova Scotian
Followed by a Wine & Cheese networking reception
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Kathryn E. Laurin, President & Vice-Chancellor
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CAMPUS NEWS
2007
Class of
Convocation Prize Winners
VALEDICTORIAN PRIZE
SENATE MEDALS OF DISTINCTION
Erin Stewart, Bachelor of Public Relations
(Co-operative Education Route),
Lower Sackville, NS
Ayla Ali Arabi, Bachelor of Science (Chemistry),
Halifax, NS
Lisa Templin, Bachelor of Education
(Elementary Education),
Lower Sackville, NS
Krissy Lee-Anne Arbuckle, Bachelor of Arts
(Advanced Major) (with distinction),
Halifax, NS
THE PRESIDENT’S PRIZE
Tracey Beattie, Bachelor of Tourism and
Hospitality Management (Co-operative
Education Route), Woodstock, ON
Pamaletta Agnel Bhamjee, Master of Education
(Curriculum Studies), Christ Church, Barbados
Chuck Blazevic, Bachelor of Arts (Philosophy),
Bedford, NS
Amanda Emily (Weedon) Brazil, Master of Arts
in Education (Adult Education), Halifax, NS
Kenzie James Urquhart, Bachelor of
Applied Arts (Information Technology)
(Co-operative Education Route),
Dartmouth, NS
Tammy Michelle Hiscock, Bachelor of Business
Administration, Greenwood, NS
Michael Kydd, Bachelor of Public Relations
(Co-operative Education Route), Hamilton, ON
Rebecca Lynn Mitton, Bachelor of Applied Arts
(Family Studies and Gerontology)
(Gerontology), Lower Sackville, NS
Allison Marie Moore, Bachelor of Arts
(Advanced Major) (English) Oxford, NS
Chelsea Richards, Honours Certificate in
Science (Mathematics), Nelson, BC
KAPPA GAMMA PI AWARD
Dina M. Dexter, Bachelor of Arts
(with distinction), Liverpool, NS
Maria Elizabeth Hasiuk, Master of Arts in
School Psychology, Waverley, NS
Rhonda McLean, Bachelor of Education
(Secondary Education), Halifax, NS
Krissy Lee-Anne Arbuckle,
Bachelor of Arts (Advanced Major)
(with distinction), Halifax, NS
Judy Elaine Millington, Master of Education
(Curriculum Studies), Christ Church, Barbados
Divya Marie Camille Haase, Bachelor of
Education (Elementary Education), Cole
Harbour, NS
Frank Kenneth MacDonald, Bachelor of Science
(Advanced Major) (Chemistry), Halifax, NS
Allison Marie Saunders, Bachelor of
Arts (Advanced Major) English,
Sydney, NS
Caitlin MacDermott, Bachelor of Education
(Elementary Education), Kentville, NS
Kieran Gibbs, Interdisciplinary Bachelor of Arts
(Peace and Conflict Studies), Murray River, PE
Vicki Nicole Langille, Master of Education
(Elementary and Middle School Education),
Bridgewater, NS
Annette Lynn Woods, Bachelor of
Education (Secondary Education),
Halifax, NS
Ashley A. MacDonald, Bachelor of
Applied Arts (Family Studies and
Gerontology), (Gerontology)
(with distinction), Lower Sackville, NS
Jillian May Gay, Bachelor of Applied Arts (Child
and Youth Study), Musquodoboit Harbour, NS
Crystal Dawn Roberts, Bachelor of Arts
(Honours) (Psychology), Truro, NS
Danielle Nicole Cox,
Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Mathematics),
Dartmouth, NS
Joanna Catherine Rowe, Bachelor of Applied
Arts (Child and Youth Study) (Honours),
Ottawa, ON
Rebecca Dalton, Master of Education
(Educational Foundations), Halifax, NS
Jane Elisabeth Storey, Bachelor of Science
Applied Human Nutrition (Dietetics),
Halifax, NS
Kristin Bieber Domm, Master of Arts in
Education (Literacy Education), Cow Bay, NS
Jeremy Ralph Eastwood, Master of Education
(Educational Psychology), Halifax, NS
Kenzie James Urquhart, Bachelor of Applied
Arts (Information Technology) (Co-operative
Education Route), Dartmouth, NS
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Focus on
Research
for the MSVU Community and Beyond
DR. ANDREW MANNING BASES
HIS RESEARCH ON A SUBJECT
OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO
HIM – SOCIAL LEARNING.
W
ith each academic year, the Mount
is solidifying its position as a leader
in academic research. Benefiting
students, faculty, the University and the
greater community, the work happening on
campus has far-reaching meaning and
applications. The efforts of MSVU
researchers are translating into and
impacting on policy in a variety of fields.
And it’s being noticed.
External research funding has increased
almost four-fold to approximately $4
million in newly funded research per year.
For example, between 2004 and 2006,
MSVU faculty members won over
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DR. DONALD SHINER IS EXPLORING
HOW PROPERTY DEVELOPERS
DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY
OF BUILDING NEW ASSISTED
LIVING FACILITIES.
IN THE 2006 MACLEANS SURVEY, MSVU
RANKED
# 1 AMONG THE
COUNTRY’S PRIMARILY UNDERGRADUATE
UNIVERSITIES FOR THE PERCENTAGE OF
FACULTY SECURING RESEARCH GRANTS
FROM THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND
HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCIL (SSHRC).
DR. THERESA GLANVILLE IS
STUDYING HOW DIET QUALITY
IS IMPACTED BY INCOME AND
OTHER SOCIAL FACTORS.
$500,000 in Natural Sciences and
Engineering Research Council of Canada
awards and over $300,000 in awards from
the Canadian Institutes of Health Research
(CIHR).
Members of the University faculty have
also been extremely successful in securing
infrastructure funding from the Canadian
Foundation for Innovation (CFI). State-ofthe-art research facilities are instrumental
in attracting and retaining top students
and faculty. The Technology Learning
Research Centre is one such example of
how faculty’s efforts to secure CFI funding
have enhanced the campus.
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SIMergency to
the Rescue
It seems more and more we hear stories
of large-scale emergencies that involve a
multi-tiered response. Training the men
and women who face the daunting task of
combating these disasters can be
complicated. And more often than not,
it’s the decision-making process that can
mean the difference.
Dr. Andrew Manning, Associate Professor
of Education and head of the Technology
Learning Research Centre at MSVU, has
created a simulation designed to help
firefighters and paramedics experience
what it is like to assume the role of
incident or medical commander and to
learn from that experience. This is the
SIMergency Project. The software
simulation was developed by Manning
and his team, with input from the City of
Brampton, Ontario’s Fire and Emergency
Services and Nova Scotia’s Emergency
Medical Care.
Dr. Andrew Manning, Associate Professor of Education and head of the Technology Learning Research Centre at MSVU
Responders engage in a real-world
situation where their decision-making
skills are continuously tested. Manning
based his research on a subject of
particular interest to him – social
learning.
“People don’t just learn from books, they
learn from observing and working with
others,” he says. “I wanted to see how we
can learn from others in a more
systematic way.”
The current prototype places firefighters
and paramedics at the scene of a fire
burning through a three-storey rooming
house. The software is reactive to the
decisions that the incident commander
makes and allows for input that changes
the way the fire progresses through the
house. “You can change the direction of
the wind, or change the amount and
type of flammable material in the room,”
he explains.
SIMergency was awarded $2.1 million
under ACOA’s Atlantic Innovation Fund.
The Fund is designed to strengthen
Atlantic Canada’s economy by increasing
the region’s capacity to carry out leadingedge R&D that contributes directly to the
development of new technology-based
economic activity.
The project’s technology partners are
Sierra Systems and the New Brunswick
Community College – Bathurst.
The software has the potential to expand
into simulations of many other complex
catastrophes, further enhancing the skills
of those involved.
“The fact that this can be online allows
participants to be anywhere. Then, they
can debrief on what went well and what
can be improved,” says Manning.
The prototype of SIMergency debuted last
August at the Fire Rescue Canada Training
and Education Symposium in Halifax. Fire
chiefs, firefighters and first responders
from across the country provided valuable
and overwhelmingly positive feedback to
the researchers.
A video about the simulation can be
viewed on YouTube (www.youtube.com).
Continued....
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Hearing the Voices of Seniors
Rachel
MacDougall
Student, Master of Arts
in Family Studies and
Gerontology
While studying Family Science at UPEI,
Rachel MacDougall became aware of
the Atlantic Seniors Housing Research
Alliance. An opportunity arose from
CIHR for undergraduates to apply for
funding to work with the Alliance.
MacDougall was successful and this led
to her participating in a pilot survey on
addressing the housing needs of
seniors. This survey became the basis
for the more extensive one used by Dr.
Donald Shiner’s project.
When it came time to begin applying
for graduate studies, MacDougall
immediately thought of MSVU. She
came to campus in January of 2007 as
a member of the Family Studies and
Gerontology program where her
research continues.
She is working in the Maritime Data
Centre at the Mount ‘cleaning the data’
from the extensive survey of over 1600
seniors. Her efforts will be the basis of
her thesis, which she plans to complete
and defend in 2009.
“Working in the Data Centre means an
almost-daily increase to my skill set,”
says MacDougall. “I am constantly
learning something new.”
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Dr. Don Shiner, Associate Professor with the Department of Business Administration & Tourism and Hospitality Management
MSVU researchers are learning that seniors
have much to say about how and where
they want to live.
The Nova Scotia Centre on Aging is located
on campus. One of the objectives of the
Centre is to work with community partners
to identify and address issues facing
seniors. Housing is definitely one of
these issues.
The late Dr. Patrick O’Neill, former Director
of Research at MSVU, found a way to
connect the mandate of the Centre and
work being done by his colleague, Dr.
Donald Shiner. Shiner, Associate Professor
with the Department of Business
Administration & Tourism and Hospitality
Management, had designed a consulting
tool for property developers to determine
the feasibility of building new assisted
living facilities. At the heart of the tool is
a formula to evaluate the market and
demand.
“Patrick knew I had developed this and
he asked if I could work with the Centre to
see how the tool could be used to predict
the future housing needs of seniors,”
Shiner recalls.
Shiner began working with the Centre and
he and Cathy Crouse (former director of the
Centre) organized the Atlantic Seniors
Housing Research Alliance, which consists
of over 35 organizations including seniors
groups, universities and government. A
proposal to gather comprehensive data on
this issue was submitted to SSHRC. The
proposal was successful and in January of
2005, $1.2 million in funding was received
from SSHRC, government departments in
each of the four Atlantic Provinces as well
as the Canadian Mortgage and Housing
Corporation.
The project has several phases, including
the development of a 68-page survey that
resulted in over 1600 responses from
Atlantic Canadian seniors.
“Seniors move an average of three times
after age 65,” he says, “but 93 per cent of
them don’t want to move at all. Only seven
per cent ever live in a seniors’ home.”
Shiner and his team of researchers feel
their work can have a real impact on
shaping policy.
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STUDENT PERSPECTIVE
“Our next step is to look at how other
countries around the world address this
and develop 10-12 in-depth case studies.
Then we’ll look at current policies in
Atlantic Canada as well as the existing
policy barriers for seniors.”
For example, in South Korea, the law states
that if a parent wishes, he or she can live
with their oldest child, and the child can
not refuse.
The final phase will focus on recommendations for change to close the gap
between what is and what could be. The
spring of 2009 brings a Seniors Housing
Conference to Atlantic Canada where the
group will present its findings.
Discovering the Implications of
Healthy Eating
With the assistance of a CIHR grant of
nearly $50,000 Glanville and her team are
analyzing the quality of the participants’
diet with a focus on the types of foods
they eat. “Foods with lower nutrient
densities are usually highly processed and
generally cheaper,” she says, “and often
quality of diet is linked to income.”
Dr. Theresa Glanville, Professor,
Department of Applied Human Nutrition
A healthy diet means much more than just
eating right. There are many educational,
social and economic factors that play a
role in the selection of foods and their
health value.
Dr. Theresa Glanville, Professor,
Department of Applied Human Nutrition,
is studying how diet quality is impacted
by income and other social factors and
how this can also be linked to Body Mass
Index (BMI.) BMI is a measure of a
person’s height relative to their weight.
For the first time in almost 35 years,
comprehensive data are available which
is critical to her research. The Canadian
Community Health Survey, a joint project
of Health Canada and Statistics Canada,
gathered the BMI of 35,000 Canadians
from across the country. The subjects also
participated in a ‘dietary recall’ to
measure their food intake of the previous
24 hours and they completed a general
health questionnaire.
Glanville is using the Healthy Eating Index
to measure diet quality. This rates
different aspects of the diet and produces
a score out of 100 – the lower the score,
the poorer the diet. They will be crossreferencing this with the BMI findings.
Generally, the higher the BMI, the higher
the body weight and the more likely a
person would be classified as overweight
or obese.
The data gathered in the study also
provides a revealing glimpse into the food
security of Canadians. This does not mean
how safe food is, rather the participants’
access to enough food and a good variety.
“We wanted to see how people
rate themselves. Are they totally
food secure, insecure but not hungry,
insecure and hungry, or perhaps the
worst, insecure and child hungry.”
Glanville and her colleagues will be
looking at existing policies to see how her
research can influence the factors that
determine diet choice and overall health.
Holly
Hughes
Student, Master of
Science in Applied
Human Nutrition
Holly Hughes is in her second year as
a Master of Science student at the
Mount. She is one of the hands-on
researchers examining the many
facets of the Canadian Community
Health Survey.
During her first year, she was a
student of Dr. Theresa Glanville and
was looking for ideas for her thesis.
When Glanville received her CIHR
grant, she approached Hughes to
become a research analyst.
Hughes wants to become a dietitian
and found the project appealing
because it looked at more than what
people eat. The data takes into
account income, age, gender and food
security.
“This project has provided me with an
opportunity I wouldn’t have had
anywhere else. This is cutting-edge
research on a national scale,” she
says.
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Research
House
Page 12
MSVU Welcomes Two New
Canada Research Chairs
Dr. Patricia Williams, Associate Professor,
Department of Applied Human Nutrition,
was appointed to the position of Canada
Research Chair (CRC) (Tier II) in Food
Security and Policy Change. Williams has
also been awarded a $650,000
infrastructure grant through the Canadian
Centre for Innovation in support of her
research. Her research focuses on food
security and food costing.
Dr. Marnina Gonick, Faculty of Education
and Department of Women's Studies,
was appointed as Canada Research Chair
(Tier II) in Gender Identity and Social
Practices. Gonick has also been awarded
a $240,000 infrastructure grant through
the Canadian Centre of Innovation in
support of her research. which focuses
on empowering girls.
These appointments fulfill all of the
Mount’s CRC positions. Dr. Janice Keefe,
CRC in Aging and Caregiver Policy, and
Dr. Dianne Looker, CRC in Equity and
Technology hold the other Chairs.
Dr. Janice Keefe
Receives Major Funding Award
As millions of baby boomers approach
retirement, issues around Canada's aging
population are at the forefront of research
and policy analysis for Dr. Janice Keefe,
Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Aging
and Caregiving Policy at MSVU.
Research continues to expand and
enhance the Mount campus. The
Research House on Melody Drive
was purchased in 2005, with
renovations completed in April of
2006.
Many different research projects
take place in the Research House.
Faculty, along with their teams of coinvestigators and research
assistants embark on projects
ranging from food security to workfamily issues to gambling. The
facility houses a media room for
focus group discussions, a
boardroom, and the state-of-the-art
technology necessary for complex
research.
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With the renewal of her position as CRC,
Keefe will receive $500,000 in funding
from the CRC Program to continue her
work. Over the past five years, the merits
of her multidisciplinary research
endeavors have significantly increased
awareness about family/friend caregiving
and home care for Canada's aging
population.
One of Keefe’s biggest successes has
been the development of an assessment
tool to identify caregivers’ needs. It
suggests how home care programs can
best use existing resources to reduce
burnout and improve the quality of life
for caregivers, families and those they
care for.
“I’m studying caregiver issues from many
different viewpoints,” Keefe explains.
“The assessment tool is exciting because
it's a tangible product that can be used
by provincial health care programs.”
She also studies specific health care
challenges facing aging populations in
rural communities, the overall health of
women who combine paid work and
caregiver responsibilities, and the future
of Canada's supply of, and demand for,
individual caregivers for seniors.
In addition to this award, Keefe will
receive $75,000 in funding for
infrastructure from the Canada
Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI)
Leadership Opportunities Fund. CFI is an
independent corporation established by
the government of Canada to strengthen
national research capability through
investments in research infrastructure in
Canadian universities, colleges, hospitals
and eligible not-for-profit organizations.
In the first four years of her chair, MSVU
received over $3.4 million from national
and international funding agencies in
support of Keefe’s research activities.
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MSVAA
President’s
message
ALUMNAE NEWS
Mount Saint Vincent
Alumnae Association
Board of Directors
2006-2007
Executive
Honorary President: Kathryn E. Laurin, M.Mus
President: Nancy Zwaagstra, BScHE ’83
Vice President: Lara Ryan, BPR ’92
Past President: Paul Henderson, BBA ’89
Secretary: Stephanie Hale, BOA ’03
Treasurer: Tracey Newman, BBA ’00
Nancy Zwaagstra, BScHE ’83
It has been an honour to represent the alumnae
perspective at the University. As alumnae, we are key
stakeholders in the future of the Mount and ensuring
the University’s reputation for academic excellence.
These are competitive times in post-secondary
education and we can all play a part in helping the
Mount stay ahead of the competition. We can support
the University by speaking proudly about the value of
our education. We can speak positively about our own
university experience. We can reminisce about the
friendships we made and the professors who taught us
well. We can recommend the Mount to parents, coworkers and future students who are making choices
about university programs. In addition,
we can contribute to the growing scholarship and
bursary program as well as the Capital Campaign.
It has been my privilege to serve as President of the
Mount Saint Vincent Alumnae Association. It has
solidified my connection with the Mount, inspired me
to stay involved, and renewed my commitment to being
part of the Mount’s continued success.
Thank you to the Board of Directors for your hard work
and commitment. It has been a privilege to work with
such a dedicated group of individuals who are
committed to the Mount.
Members at Large
Verity Astephen, BPR ’93
Todd Bechard, BBA ’93
Debbie Buott, BPR ’02
Sue Drapeau, BSc ’80, BPR ’83
Angela Dufour, BScHE ’95
Jill Hurlbert, BTHM ’93
Gary Logan, BA ’02
Crista MacNeil, BBA ’01
Janice Graham-Migel, BSA ’78, BEd ’79, MA ’83
Kevin Sanford, BBA ’03
Kelli Smith, BBA ’95
Ethel Thomson, BA ’70
Alumnae Representatives
on MSVU Board of
Governors
Todd Bechard, BBA ’93
Janice Graham-Migel, BSA ’78, BEd ’79, MA ’83
Nancy Zwaagstra, BScHE ’83
Sincerely,
Nancy Zwaagstra, ’83
President
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Claire Keindel knew the face
Thank you to Claire Keindel, Life President for the
Class of 1951. She identified the faces in the photo
“Making Preserves” (1947-48) from the Fall 2006 issue.
Do you know the face?
Left to right: Maria Garretto, Margaret Sutherland,
Katherine Morris, Joan Keefe, Rosemary Martel Brown,
Mary Delaney and Claire Martin Keindel.
Mount Music in the 1970’s.
Notice
Please be advised that the agreement with MBNA Canada
Bank to provide credit card services for our alumnae has
expired. As such, the affinity partnership no longer
generates contributions to the Mount’s alumnae
relations activities. If you have any questions, please
contact us at 902.457.6340, 1.888.678.2586 (toll free),
or [email protected].
Can you help identify the faces, when exactly the photo
was taken, and what they were up to? Please let us know.
Contact: Editor, Folia Montana,
[email protected], or
Mount Saint Vincent University,
Halifax, NS B3M 2J6
– Mount Saint Vincent Alumnae Association
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High quality Canadian made frames. Custom orders. Diploma and Cerficate sizes available. Shipping to Canada and abroad.
Ordering your frame is easy.
Visit www.msvu.ca/alumnae
Call 1.888.678.2586 (toll free)/ 902.457.6433
Email [email protected]
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ALUMNAE NEWS
Helping families in the
Dominican Republic
A living example of MSVU values
A conversation, almost thirty years ago, between Sr. Catherine
McGowan, ACAD ’44, BScHE ’48, of the Sisters of Charity and
MSVU Professor Emeritus Dr. Alleyne Murphy, DHumL, ’97, has
changed the lives of countless children
in the Dominican Republic.
“In the mid 70s”, explains Murphy,
“CIDA (Canadian International
Development Agency) was focusing
on how to link the expertise in
universities with aiding the
developing world. At this time, MSVU
was discussing the need to reach out
to help women in these areas.”
A faculty member of the Home
Economics Department, as it was
known at the time, Murphy was
personally interested in how she
could help families at the most
basic levels – food, shelter and
safety.
The program was designed so that thirty children attended this
day care centre for a minimum of three months, with the mothers
participating one day a week.
“What we were seeing was that the mothers would
wean their children from
breastfeeding at about one
year, and put them directly on
the family diet, without
preparing weaning foods.” This,
and poor hygiene, contributed
significantly to the malnutrition
problem.
At the Centre, the mothers
learned how to transform the
staple diet of rice and beans into
a toddler-friendly meal, as well
as incorporate fruit juices and
other more nutritionally robust
foods.
“We wanted to ensure the
lessons they learned at the
Centre could be duplicated in the
home, so we used foods and
tools that were available to them.
Sr. Catherine McGowan in the Dominican Republic
This did so much for the selfesteem of these women. They
She met with Murphy and they discussed the huge problem of
were failing to keep their children alive and they now could do
child malnutrition in the poor areas of the country.
this and do it well. They just blossomed.”
Sr. Catherine, who had been living
in Bani, Dominican Republic in
connection with her work as a
Sister of Charity, returned to
Halifax on sabbatical.
“Fifty per cent of children died before the age of five and the
average weight of a 3-year-old was 15 pounds,” recalls Murphy.
Sr. Catherine had established relationships with the country and
an understanding of the language and culture, so the two
decided to collaborate on a proposal to CIDA. They wanted to
create a facility to educate women on nutrition, general hygiene
and food preparation techniques. They were successful and in
1977, they were awarded a grant of $77,000 to build the Centre
for Nutrition Education and Recuperation in Bani.
Today, the Centre has developed into a community centre with a
pharmacy, preschool and an adult education component. Peace
Corps workers have even been trained there.
Sr. Catherine remains in the Dominican Republic with other
members of the Sisters of Charity, but comes home every two
years. During these visits, she always meets with Murphy to
update her on the Centre and the families that were helped by
their conversations and friendship.
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Patty, Brian, Katie and Molly
Mount Alumna Recognized for
Distinguished Career with National Award
One of MSVU’s own has been recognized with the prestigious
Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Early Childhood
Education.
“We felt it was important to have a connection with and
understanding of Chinese culture,” says Monaghan “and to
create an environment with positive Chinese role models.”
Patty Monaghan, BCS ’89, director of the Magic Ladybug Learning
Centre in Halifax, received a Certificate of Excellence. She was the
lone Atlantic Canadian recipient of this award.
In September of 2005, the Centre opened with 14 spaces and
has been full ever since. Monaghan has two staff members from
Asia who help her run the Centre. The Assistant Director, Tanya
Inglis, BAA (CYS) ’03, runs the English program with her.
The Prime Minister’s Awards are presented to an individual (or up
to a team of three) to recognize the efforts of outstanding early
childhood educators who excel at fostering the early development
and socialization of the children in their care.
She was recognized for her impressive 20-year career, the bulk of
which was spent working with families of children with special
needs at The Progress Centre for Early Intervention, the Toronto
Easter Seals Preschools, and supporting the integration of young
children with special needs into child care programs. Monaghan
co-wrote a book and training program called Building Blocks:
Strategies for Inclusion that is used today by the provincial
governments of all four Atlantic provinces in the training of Early
Childhood Educators.
Monaghan was nominated by her husband and fellow MSVU
alumnus, Brian Murray, BA ’89. She was inspired to open the
Magic Ladybug Learning Centre after the couple adopted two girls,
Molly, now 6, and Katie, now 4, from China.
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The focus is on introducing a Chinese language and culture
program to young children 18 months to five years. It is open
to all children, not just children adopted from China.
Monaghan has implemented the “one speaker, one language
approach, so they’re hearing English and Chinese naturally
throughout the day,” she says.
They even offer workshops in Mandarin to parents and have audio
files of lessons available on the web site to help them at home.
Monaghan says she was ‘embarrassed but very excited’ when she
received news of the successful nomination. She received
a letter of congratulations from Prime Minister Harper, the
certificate and a financial award of $5,000 to fund equipment,
resource materials or other tools. Monaghan and her staff have
received many accolades from the Province of Nova Scotia and
Halifax Regional Municipality for this important acknowledgement
of their work.
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ALUMNAE NEWS
Barrie Dunn
Enjoying Success on both Sides of the Camera
Barrie Dunn, BPR ’85,
became involved with the
phenomenon known as the
Trailer Park Boys when he
saw the short film at the
Atlantic Film Festival.
He immediately thought
these unusual characters
could be developed into a
television series. The next
day he drove to Sydney,
Cape Breton to meet with
writer/director Mike
Clattenburg. Dunn
Dunn is a member of the
collaborated with Clattenburg
MSVU Board of Governors
and his high school pals
Robb Wells and John Paul Tremblay on the proposal. Next, Dunn
and Clattenburg flew to Toronto for initial meetings but were
unsuccessful. That was until they pitched the idea to Showcase.
The series’ seventh season premiered April 8, 2007 on Showcase,
with Dunn returning in his role as Ricky’s father, Ray. During the
summer of 2006, the feature film Trailer Park Boys The Movie
premiered with the best opening weekend box office results ever
for a Canadian film. The film received a Best Picture nomination at
the 2006 Genie Awards.
Dunn and his partners in Trailer Park Productions continue to
contemplate where Ricky, Julian and Bubbles will go next. They
are currently weighing the options of a film sequel and oneepisode specials for television.
Dunn also frequently ventures outside of the world of Sunnyvale.
He wrote and co-produced Canada Russia ’72, a four-hour
dramatic mini-series for CBC Television which premiered last year
to great audience numbers. Dunn’s company has purchased the
rights to the British play Comedians, which he is developing into a
Canadian production with Clattenburg directing. Another project
has him exploring the political thriller genre, telling the story of
the assassination of a Russian journalist.
Another Successful Halifax Alumnae Dinner
The 8th Annual Halifax Alumnae Dinner was held on March 1, 2007 in
the MPR Room, Rosaria Student Centre, MSVU campus. More than 100
alumnae came ‘back to campus’ to enjoy an evening of conversation
and networking. A wonderful mix of new and familiar faces had the
opportunity to meet MSVU’s new President & Vice-Chancellor, Kathryn
Laurin, while enjoying the beautiful piano music of current student
Norie Moriyoshi.
This year's guest speaker was The Honourable Mayann E. Francis,
Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, who spoke eloquently about
leadership, sharing her personal journey from Whitney Pier to the
Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.
Thank you to contest and prize providers TD Meloche Monnex,
NovaScotian Crystal and Alumnae Relations, University Advancement.
A special thank you to co-chair Jill Hurlbert, BTHM ’93, for making
another Halifax alumnae dinner a great success!
(l-r) Jill Hurlbert, BTHM '93, co-chair, The Honourable
Mayann E. Francis, Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia,
and Nancy Zwaagstra, BScHE '83, MSVAA President
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Mount Saint Vincent Alumnae Association
Alumnae Weekend
august
THURSDAY
16
17
18
19
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
2007
11:30-12:30
Registration
MSV Golf Classic 2007
Granite Springs Golf Club
6:00 pm
MSV Golf Classic
Reception & Dinner
6 pm
Reception at Vinnie’s Pub, MSVU
Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the campus pub.
Reunion of past employees and patrons.
Music, prizes and more!
Noon
50th Class Anniversary Celebration Luncheon, The Meadows, MSVU
All MSV College and Academy 1957 graduates are invited to attend a
luncheon with Kathryn E. Laurin, President, Mount Saint Vincent
University and Lara Ryan, President, Mount Saint Vincent Alumnae
Association
9:30 am
Mass at the Motherhouse
Class Reunion activities will be organized in conjunction with the Alumnae Weekend Schedule.
Members of the Class of ’57, ’62, ’67, ’82 and ’97 are encouraged to join together to celebrate their milestone Class Reunions.
Campus tours available.
Interested in staying on campus? Call 457.6777 or 1.866.405.1805. Some local hotels offer alumnae rates.
For more information about Alumnae Weekend 2007
call 457-6433 or 1.888.678.2586 (toll free),
email [email protected] or check out our website at www.msvu.ca/alumnae
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Donor Report
2006/07
I am very pleased to share with you this report of donations to MSVU in 2006/07. I am delighted
with MSVU’s many accomplishments this past year, but I am especially proud of our donors who
continue to support us in our continued quest to provide an outstanding university experience to
our students.
This report includes the names of individuals, companies and associations who made a gift(s)
between April 1, 2006 and March 31, 2007. The pie chart on page 24 indicates the areas, programs
and initiatives that were supported. The Mount Community includes: alumnae, past and present
Board of Governors’ members, staff, faculty and honorary degree recipients. Names listed under
Friends of the Mount and Corporations, Foundations & Organizations are those with a special
interest in the Mount.
Thank you for your investment in MSVU students now and in the future.
Emily Penny, BPR ’06, graduates
as a four-year President’s Scholar
Jone E. Mitchell, CFRE
Associate Vice-President, Advancement
Thank You
Thank you - two words in the English language that we just don’t
use often enough.
At MSVU, we want to change that. We want to better illustrate our
gratitude to you, our donor, for making a real and lasting
difference to MSVU.
Every gift to MSVU, whatever the size, makes an immediate
difference. We want to show our appreciation for every gift. After
careful thought and consideration, we are very pleased to
introduce our donor recognition program.
ANNUAL GIVING RECOGNITION
Friends
$
1- $
99
Ambassadors
$
100 - $
499
Learned Circle
$
500 - $
999
Scholars’ Circle
$ 1,000 - $ 4,999
Deans’ Circle
$ 5,000 - $ 9,999
President’s Circle
$ 10,000 - $ 24,999
Chancellor’s Circle
$ 25,000 - $ 49,999
Mystics’ Society – Recognizes alumnae who have made their first
gift to the University within two years of graduation.
LIFETIME GIVING RECOGNITION
Those donors who have a long tradition of giving and whose
cumulative lifetime giving exceeds $50,000
Founder’s Society $50,000 - $99,999
Seton Society $100,000 +
PLANNED GIVING RECOGNITION
The 1873 Society, the year the Mount was founded, honours
those who have notified the University of their intention to
include Mount Saint Vincent University in their estate plans. The
University recognizes with gratitude those alumnae and friends
whose commitment to the Mount extends beyond their lifetime.
1873 Society
$25,000 +
Again, a most sincere thank you to our donors for helping to
shape the future of MSVU.
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2006/07
Scholars’ Luncheon –
bringing scholars and
donors together
There are many ways to say thank you, but the most meaningful and effective
way is to say it in person. That is what the Scholars’ Luncheon is all about.
This annual event recognizes the academic achievements of the University’s
scholars while providing an opportunity for both students and university
faculty and staff to personally thank scholarship donors. Donors of named
endowed and/or expendable scholarships are invited to this event as well
as named bursaries and awards. Scholars’ Luncheon continues to be a very
successful event, with over 300 scholars and donors attending in the fall of
2006. The date of the 2007 event is November 22.
From left to right, Sr. Donna Geernaert, Chancellor; Jonathon
Arnold, Margaret Reardon Brown Scholarship recipient; Robert
Brown, donor; and Kathryn E. Laurin, President & Vice-Chancellor
We have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of this information.
If you are aware of any errors or omissions, please call University Advancement at 457-6270 or toll free at 1-888-MSV-ALUM.
The Mount Community
Lily Abbass
Louise Abraham Pace
& Robert Pace
Suzanne Adamkowski
Raymond Adekayode
Cicely Alfonso
Carol Ando
M. Christina Annand
Louise Ardenne
Nancy Aust
Ninette Babineau
Rachel Bailey
Sheila Bannon
Tex Barkhouse
Phillip Barron
Loretta Barteluk
Marie Bartlett
Sonja Bata
Robert Batherson
& Catherine MacIsaac
Carolyn Beairsto
Judith Beaton
Grace Beazley
Joanne Bechard
& Todd Bechard
Chris Beckett
Jo-Anne Belliveau
Jeraldine Bell-Russell
Elizabeth Bennett
Robert Berard
Barbara Berringer
Edris Bird
Barbara Bisson
Joyce Blackburn
Isabel Blackmore Petch
Ruby Blois
Ilya Blum
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1983
1978
1985
1994
1963
1972
1970
1989
1962
1995
1984
1981
1992
1975
1949
1989
1997
2005
1958
1997
1991
1993
1975
1993
1976
2002
1994
1980
1974
1955
1973
Wendy Boisvert
Patricia Bonang
Isabel Bonnyman
John Boudreau
& Lynn Kazamel-Boudreau
Donna Bourne-Tyson
Susan Boyd
& Russell Boyd
Jill Bradley
Noella Brennan-Fisher
Diane Brennick
Jody Brian
David Brien
Margaret Briggs
Janet Brisse
Zelee Broomhead
Barbara Brown
Elizabeth Brown
Linda Brown
& Hugh Brown
Sheila Brown
Gerard Buckley
T. Lynn Buckley
Stephanie Burdock
Valerie Burkimsher
Evelyn Burnham
Arlene Burns
Joanne Burns-Theriault
Holly Burridge
Margaret Busche
Linda Butler
Pat Butler
Ena Butt
Michelle Caesar
Lisa Calvi
Beverly Cameron
W. Scott Cameron
Erin Campbell
Kim Campbell
Sarah Carlos
1991
1959
1935
1999
1991
2003
1959
1999
1997
1997
1961
1962
1986
1989
1988
1967
1985
1982
1985
1982
1982
1956
2003
1990
1970
1980
1985
1985
1990
1992
1975
1978
2000
2005
Jane Carman
Julie Carroll
Lorraine Carroll
Judith Carson
John Carter
Barbara Casey
Susan Casey
Cheryl Catt
Jane Cawley
Carmen Chaddock
Lily Chan
Catherine Chapman
Wendy Chapman
Deborah Chipman
Lise Choquette
Elizabeth Church
Mary Clancy
Christine Clark
Colleen Clarke
Marie Cluney
Pamela Cochrane
Frances Cody
Michael Collicott
Joy Collins
M. Angelina Comeau
Rose-Ann Comeau
Clarice Comeau
Marcelle Comeau
Andre Comeau
Simone Comeau-Geddry
Eleanor Connor
Bonnie Conrad
Roger Cook
Geraldine Cooper
Elisabeth Cordeau
Jane Cordy
Colleen Cormier
Moira Cottam
John Cotton
Gerald Cowley
1976
1963
1987
1968
1971
2004
1969
2004
1971
1961
1979
1997
1988
1991
1970
1981
1976
1982
1980
1981
1984
1984
1954
1962
1963
1970
1997
1963
1999
1991
2002
1976
1974
1989
1967
1952
1974
1994
Marion Crabbé
Carol Criscione
Susan Crowe
Michael Crowell
Kim Crowell
Sheila Crummell
Verna Curtin
Sandra D'Amours
Barbara Darton
Katherine Darvesh
Marie Dauphinee-Booth
Nanciellen Davis
Anthony Davis
Beverley Daye
Agnes De Felice
Marie Decoste
Josephine Deeble
Linda DeGrace
Patricia Delaney
Isobel Den Heyer
Merlyn D'Entremont
Donna D'Eon
Marcel D'Eon
Katherine DeVan
Kenneth Dewar
Ruth Dewis
Chris Dewolfe
Patricia Dill
Carol Dobson
W. Alexander-Doggett
Fae-Marie Donathan
John Doody
Catherine Dorais-Plesko
Louise Doran
Edwina Doucet
Jessie Dow
Barbara Downie
Wendy Doyle
Susan Drain
Suzanne Drapeau
1955
1966
1992
1980
1984
1979
1954
1982
1996
1991
1961
1992
1943
1990
1950
1989
1973
1974
1989
1936
1975
2005
1964
1984
1998
1990
1990
1988
1970
1984
1981
1956
1970
1980
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DONOR REPORT
Patricia Drake
Margaret Driscoll
Joan Driscoll
Dianne Dubowski
Craig Duhamel
& Susan Duhamel
Pamela Duncan
Felicia Eghan
Joyce Elliott
Leslee Emery
Craig Ennis
Pamela Fancey
Penelope Farris
Evelyn Faulkner
Helen Ferguson
Harriet Fields
Karen Fields
Sandra Findlay
& Bruce Thompson
Ann Finlayson
Gloria Finnigan
Randall C. Fisher
Edwina Fitzgerald
Barbara Fitzgerald
Heather Fitzpatrick
Louise Fleischmann
Jeanne Flemming
Barbara Flewwelling
Marguerite Flinn
Mike Foran
Shirley Forde
Mark Forward
Suzanne Fougere
Elizabeth Fountain
Ruth Fox
Teresa Francis
Judith Fraser-Arsenault
Heather Fraser-Davey
E. Margaret Fulton
Sharon Ganong
Kevin Gass
Janice Gaudet
Kimberley Gaudet
Normand Gendron
David Gero
Nancy E. Gilbert
Nancy M. Gilbert
M. Jane Gillis
Luigi Girardo
Theresa Glanville
Connie Glasgow
Peter Glenister
Joan Glode
Constance Glube
Dale Godsoe
Lisa Gogan
Colleen Goggin
Ruth Goldbloom
Terry Goode
Amy Gordon
Jane Gordon
Vicky Graham
Denise Graham
1957
1959
1978
1997
1997
1977
1983
2004
2000
1991
1988
1981
1980
1989
1990
1997
1968
1968
1950
1960
1984
2005
1965
1985
1956
1989
1957
1993
2000
1979
1975
1985
1978
1968
1994
1983
1988
1991
student
2006
1975
1977
1972
2002
1973
1972
1969
1998
1997
2002
1993
1985
1981
1997
1979
1980
Janice Graham-Migel
Mary Grant
Mary Anne Grant
Michelle Grattan
John Gratwick
Beverley Gray
Catherine Green
Greg Grice
Naomi Griffiths
Jennifer Grover
Gwen Haliburton
Gwendolyn Hampe
Joy Hanlon
Anne Hanrahan Perigo
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Angie Horne
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Sandra Howland
Zondra Hubley
Krista Hughes
Áine Humble
Patricia Hunson
Louise Hunt
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Wayne Ingalls
Jennifer James
Ruth Jeppesen
Martha Jodrey
& Bruce Jodrey
Sandra Jolly
Melanie Jollymore
F. Marie Jones
Barbara Jones
Ann Jones
John Judson
Barbara Kane
Monica Kangley
Judith Kavanagh
Nargess Kayhani
Shelley Kee
Janice Keefe
Claudette Kehoe
Mary Kelly
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MSVU Students Have the Giving Spirit
MSVU students know all about
philanthropy, and they have
raised the money to prove it!
Students at MSVU are committed
to giving to their University and
their community. Each year,
students demonstrate new and
creative ways to raise money…
and it’s working! These are just
some of the ways students are
making a difference on campus.
The Students’ Union have been
generously giving to the Capital
Campaign, Building Tomorrow
Together since April of 2000.
Students have demonstrated
their understanding of the value
of giving – a truly extraordinary accomplishment. This is the
largest gift to date to the Capital Campaign.
On March 28, 2007, students in the Applied Human Nutrition
and Family Studies & Gerontology programs took a classy
approach to fundraising. They played host to a vintage fashion
featuring attire designed, sewn and collected by former MSVU
students and faculty. In doing so, the students were able to
showcase the talent, professionalism and the growth of the
Home Economics program over the last eighty years while
raising money to establish their own bursary. The event was lots
of fun and a huge success, raising over $6000.
If you missed the fashion show, but would like to make a gift
toward the 80th Anniversary Endowed Bursary Fund, please call
902-457-6470.
The Student Alumnae Association donated $1 from every Exam
Survival Kit sold to the MSVAA Bursary fund.
Charitable giving also includes the gift of time. Students
volunteer many hours to assist their peers at the Food Resource
Centre and the Diversity Centre.
1987
Charity begins at home, but each year MSVU students have
committed to raising money for worthy causes in the
community. Charities such as Cystic Fibrosis and the Children’s
Wish Foundation are just two of the many organizations MSVU
students support throughout the academic year.
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The spirit of giving is a part of university life and students are
making a difference.
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Terry Kelsey
Nancy Kempton
Joyce Kennedy
Kim Kienapple
Judith Kiley
Brent King
Paula King
Jean Knickle
Kelly Knott
Ronald Laffin
Michelle Landreville
M. Elizabeth Larmond-Elliot
Jean Larsen
Kathryn Laurin
Helen Lawlor
Dennice Leahey
Suzanne LeBlanc
Barbara LeBlanc
Janet LeBrun
Johanne Leclerc
Joyce Ledwidge
Shelley Lefresne
Margaret Legere
Elizabeth LeLievre
Sharon Lemmon
Anya Lisowski
Gary Logan
Margaret Logan-Graham
Canda Long
Jacquelyne Lord
Daphne Lordly
Michelle Lucas
June Lumsden
Pam Lynch
Mary Lyon
Margaret MacAskill
Rita MacAulay
Anne MacCleave
Margaret MacDonald
Nancy MacDonald
JudithMacDonald
Joan MacDonald
Shari MacDonald
Heidi MacDonald
Janet MacDonald
Deborah Macdonald
Irene MacDonald
Patricia MacDonell
Margaret MacDonnell
Barbara MacDonnell-Covey
Mary MacEachern-Fitzgerald
Ann MacGillivary
C. Gertrude MacIntyre
Linda MacIsaac
Robert MacKay
Shirley MacKenzie
Shelagh MacKenzie-Tasker*
M. Marlene MacLellan
MoiraMacLellan
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Julie MacMillan
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Stephen MacMurray
Mary MacPhee
Linda Mann
Timothy D. Mansfield
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Robyn McIsaac
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Hazel McLeod
Andrew McNeil
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Kevin McPhee
Antje McVeigh
Mary McVey
Donna Meagher-Stewart
Colleen Meahan Ferguson
Sheva Medjuck
Connie Meister
Jeannette Melanson
Patricia Meskill
Holly Meuse
Vickie Michon
Ruth Mills
Claire Milton
Jone Mitchell
Tammy Moffat
Aftab Mohammed
Shirley Moir
Ruth Moldon
Therese Moore
Paul Moore
Diane Morgan
Barbara Morton-Winters
Marial Mosher
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Mary Murray
Donna Myers Keating
Cherene Naugler
Jacqueline Neck
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Ruth Nelligan
Matthew Nichols
Shirley Nicholson
Jamie Niessen
Margaret Nightingale
Carolyn Nobes
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Linda Pike
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Suporn Poolsawat
Charmaine Pope
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“I am very fortunate to have received a scholarship from
the Mount. Had I not received the financial support of a
scholarship, I would not have been able to attend
university at all. I hope that you all truly understand how
grateful I am for the support, and how important your
donations are to the students at this university. Without the
various scholarships offered at the Mount and the generous
donations of the scholarship donors, students like me
would not have access to a post-secondary education.
…Thank you for providing so many students with motivation
to succeed and the means to attend such a wonderful
university.”
Jake Yorke, 3rd Year
Chemistry Student &
President’s Scholar at
Scholars’ Luncheon,
November 23, 2006
Lisa Radimer
Kim Raine
Lillian Rainey
Lorna Randall
Michelle Redmond
John G. Reid
Claudine Renault
Hazel Reyno
& Paul Reyno
Suzanne Reynolds
Mary Reynolds
Gerald Rice
Trudene Richards
E. Marie Riley
Susan Ringrose
Margaret Ritchie
Joanne M. Rivest
& Dayle Harrington
Hazel Robar
M. Katherine Roberts
Donald Robertson
Janet Robertson
Karen Robertson-Tran
Danette Robinson
Wallace Robinson
Kathleen Robson
Carol Rogers
Joan Rogers
Nadine Romaine
Elizabeth Roscoe
Kelly Rose
Barbara Ross
Lara Ryan
Dean Salsman
Carol Salton
Rosemarie Sampson
Claudette Sapp
Gladys Savard
Marilyn Schnare
Carolyn Scott
Lori Scott
Michelle Scott
Judith Scrimger
Suzanne Seager
Ram Seth
Crystal Shanks-Tracey
James Sharpe
Barbara Shea
Nancy Sheehan
Coleen Shepherd
Donald Shiner
Patrice Shires
Sarah Sim
Dinah Simmons
Chantal Simons
Ward Skinner
Marie Skomorowski
Nancy Slater
Jean Sloan
Brenda Smith
Carolyn Smith
Delores Smith
Dorothy A. Smith
Dorothy F. Smith
Linda Smith
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Elizabeth Sovie
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Adah Spencer
Faye Spencer
Nancy Spencer
Monique St. Amand
Marguerite St. Pierre
Susan Stacey
Della Stanley
Judy Steele
& Bruce Towler
W. Bruce Steeves
Heather Stevenson
Barbara Stienwandt
Maura Sullivan
Janelle Sullivan-McNulty
Pamela Sweet Smith
James A. Swindells
Linda Swinwood
Kenji Takedomi
Thomas Tanner
Janette Taper
K. Anne Taylor
Daniel Taylor
Errol Taylor
Terry Taylor
M. Brook Taylor
M. Diane Tedford-Litle
Annette Thibodeau
Andrew Thistle
Linda Thistle
Janet Thomas
Mary-Ann Thorpe
J. Roderick Tilley
Suzanna Tingley
M. Diane Tinkham
Theresa Tobin
Evelyn Tucker
Peter Turnbull
Patricia Turner
Mary Uhl
& Norman Uhl
A. Jasmin Uhthoff
Patricia Uthe
Louise Vande Wiele
Dianne Vaughan
Shirley Vaughan
Dora Vaughan
June Verrett
Annette Verschuren
Genevieve Vest
Michele Vissers
Barry Waldman
Rick Walkden
Joan Walker
Madeline Ward
Heather Ward Huskins
Kathryn Watt
Patricia Watters
Heather Watts
Margaret Watts
Verna Lynne Weeks
Marie Weeren
Jessica West
Martha Westwater
Michael Whalen
Lola Wheeler
Donna Wheten
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Lise Wilhelmy-Steele
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Amanda Williams
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Betty Williams
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Joy Williams
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Patricia Williams
1989
Peter Williams
1990
Diane Willmott
1979
Dorothy Wills
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Leighton Wills
1984
Kimberly Wilson
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Opal Wilson
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Beverley Withers
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Heather Withrow-Kowalczyk 2004
Judith Woodsworth
Donna Woolcott
Shirley Yabsley
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H. Kris Yeates
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Gloria Younker
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Mary Anne Yurkiw
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George Zinck
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MSV Alumnae Association
MSV Alumnae Association –
Toronto Chapter
MSVU Administrative
Professional Association
MSVU Athletics and Recreation
MSVU Department of Public
Relations
MSVU Faculty Association
MSVU Residence Council
MSVU Students’ Union
...and 107 donors who wish
to remain anonymous
*deceased
Friends of the Mount
E. Apold
Randy Baker
Joanne Barnett
Kimberlee Barro
Richard Beazley
William Benedek
Ruth Bentley
Dianna Berry
Anthony Black
George Brookins
Eileen Brown
Garnet Brown
Robert Brown
Lester Buckler
Kenneth Burgess
Cathy Busby
Catherine Butler
Douglas Campbell
Liz Carson
C.Childs
Lorne Clarke
Valerie Connors
Jane Corey
& Jim Corey
Jocelyn Corkum
Karen Cottreau
Susan Covert
Laurence Cummings
Ava Czapalay
Terra Dooley-Meade
Noreen Edwards
Mildred Feldman
Gordon Ferguson
& Charlotte Ferguson
Dianne Findlay
James Fleming
Frances Fowler
Jeremy Freedman
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Giving to MSVU is just a mouse click away. Check
out MSVU’s website at www.msvu.ca to see how.
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Greg Garland
Judy Gay
Peter Gurnham
J. Peter Guthrie
Donald Hambrick
David Hamilton
John Hamm
Josephine Harris
Debbie Hum
Michael Jackson
Joy Johns
Cynthia Lank
Terry Lawrence
Hugh MacKay
Mary MacKinnon
H. Wade MacLauchlan
Russell MacLellan
Adrienne Malloy
Jocelyn Malloy
Peter Malloy
Mary Martin
Agnes McLean
Axel Meisen
Nigel Miller
Wilfred Moore
Marial Mosher
Maida Murray
Dianne Norman
Edna O’Brien
John Olyer
Mora O’Neill
Marilyn Peers
Amy Peters
M. Jane Phillips
Heather Praught
Margaret Quinlivan-Hall
Geoff Regan
Allan Reynolds
Susan Rhodenzier
Allan Rodger
Dan Sargeant
Runjan Seth
Anne Sommerville
George Steeves
Jen Stoddart
Jaquelyn Thayer-Scott
Anna Torma
C. Trimm
David Wainwright
Jay Walsh
Carl Wickstrom
G. Winham
Elisabeth Yorke
Corporations, Foundations
and Organizations
Agenda Managers Inc.
Anadarko Canada Corporation
ARAMARK Campus Services
ARAMARK Canada Ltd.
Armour Group Ltd.
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Association of Atlantic
Universities
Association of Fundraising
Professionals
Atlantic Business Interiors
Atlantic Lottery Corporation
BD&P Office Services LP.
Beacon Securities Limited
Bell Aliant Regional
Communications
CanadaHelps.org
Canadian Centre for Energy
Information
CCL Group
Career File Inc.
Centennial Group of Companies
Centre for Women in Business
Chaloner Associates, Inc.
Charm Diamond Centres
CIBC Atlantic Canada
Clearwater Fine Foods Inc.
CNW Group
Coastal International
Communications & PR
Foundation
Credit Union Atlantic
CTV Television Inc.
Delta Hotels
Dexter Construction
Elephant Records
Fall River Cafe's Limited
Gillian King Consulting
Girl Guides of Canada
Green Waste Systems
GrowthWorks Atlantic Ltd.
Halifax Chamber of Commerce
Halifax International Airport
Authority
Halifax Port Authority
Halifax Protestant Infants’
Foundation
Harrison McCain Foundation
Holland College
Hyway Services (1997) Limited
Ken Partington Sales Ltd
KPMG LLP
Kraft Canada Inc.
Macdonald Chisholm Trask
Insurance
Make It Happen Inc.
Memorial University of
Newfoundland
Mount Allison University
MT&L Public Relations Limited
Municipal Enterprises Ltd.
Nova Scotia Business Inc.
Nova Scotia Community College
Nova Scotia Power Inc.
Nova Scotia College of Art &
Design
Nova Scotia Deptartment of
Finance
Office Interiors Group
O’Regan's Automotive Group
Pacrim Hospitality Services Inc.
Pepsi-Cola Canada Beverages
Purcell Family Art Gallery
RBC Financial Group Foundation
RCR Hospitality Group Ltd.
Robbins Financial Association
Salsman Investments Ltd.
Scotiabank
Scotsburn Dairy Group
Siemens Building Technologies
Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent
de Paul
Sisters of Charity Walsh House
Stewart McKelvey
Stone Gallery
TD Meloche Monnex Financial
Services Inc.
The Craig Foundation
The Edwards Family Charitable
Foundation
The Estate of John Knodell
The Estate of Mary Elizabeth
Swain
The Estate of Mary Young
The John Dobson Foundation
The McCain Foundation
The Sobey Foundation
Theodore R & Vivian M Johnson
Scholarship Foundation Inc.
Theriault Financial Services
Touch of Gold Limited
Trade Centre Ltd.
United Way of Calgary & Area
Vision Food Systems
Wayne Keddy Masonry Ltd.
WBLI Chartered Accountants
Wickwire Holm
Zibenza Consultants Inc.
Unrestricted
Scholarships
Bursaries/Awards
Departments/Programs
Construction
41,994
186,163
67,731
77,218
247,650
A gift was made to MSVU
in memory of
David Bell
Mary Casey
Noreen Connolly
Margaret Emery
Alice Foley
Mary Lua Gavin
Fred MacKinnon
Helen Malloy
K. Lynn O’Brien
Patrick O’Neill
Geoffrey Paris
Lee Anne Wilson
A gift was made to MSVU
to honour
Kathryn E. Laurin, President &
Vice-Chancellor
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Class Notes
1959
FISHER, NOELLA A. BRENNAN, ACAD
‘59, BA‘62
Noella retired as a lawyer from the
Nova Scotia Department of Justice in
1997. She spends winters in Florida,
summers at a cottage in Porter’s Lake
and spends time working on
genealogy, gardening, oil painting,
and doing volunteer work.
locksmithing. Husband Jack, of 30
years, continues to work in
geophysics, although they toy with
the thought of moving north. They
currently reside in Aurora, Ontario
where they are very happy.
1982
in community events and has served
on the (former) Bermuda Government
Immigration Advisory Board, is a
member of the Bermuda Foundation
of Insurance Studies, the Bermuda
Career Centre, is a reading volunteer
at Southampton Glebe Primary
School, and is an active member of
St. Zion AME Church. She is married
to Terry Greene.
TAGGART, FRANCES L. (BURGESS),
ACAD
Frances lives in Dartmouth and keeps
in touch with a number of fellow
graduates, getting together as a
group every few years. She recently
finished stage managing, and briefly
appeared onstage as a nun, in the
popular stage play Nunsense,
presented at Dartmouth Players
Theatre.
BOYLAN-HARTLING, CAROL, LEGSE
On September 23, 2007, Carol
remarried Dale Hartling of Lakeville.
They are living in Berwick where she
continues to work for the Town’s
Recreation Department. Their
combined family consists of her two
daughters Katie (18), who hopes to
pursue a journalism degree, and
Mary (12), who is in Grade 7, as well
as Dale’s two children and four
grandchildren, a dog named Joe and
one cute kitten named Flower.
GROSSE, REVEREND TRACEY, BA
Rev. Tracey Grosse of Cherry Brook,
pastor of Cobequid Road United
Baptist Church, has been installed as
the new moderator of the African
United Baptist Association. She
becomes the fourth female moderator
since the association was formed 153
years ago.
1966
1983
1987
TAYLOR, MARIA (JIMENEZ), BA
Maria has been working with
Opportunity International, a
worldwide microfinance network, for
the past 9 years. Her family home is
still in Halifax, but she has worked out
of the country most of that time,
spending five years in Honduras (her
birth country) and now heading the
Mexican program, residing in
Guadalajara.
EDWARDS, CLAIRE, BPR
Claire conceived, co-authored, edited
and developed a book called
Discoveries in a Sacred Space.
Information can be found at
http://allsoulscathedral.org/News/Boo
kOrderForm.htm
MACAULAY, HEATHER, BPR
After more then twenty years in the
field of mass communications,
Heather is now working in the field of
Renewable Energy, but combining the
two on several community based
projects. Working as a feasibility
analyst, Heather looks forward to
helping communities, companies,
and individuals find ways to reduce
energy expenses and greenhouse
gases with the technology that is
available. Learn more about Heather’s
work at
www.personalpowersolutions.com
1967
DOMSHY, HELEN (SKERRY), BSc
Helen writes, “We have a new
granddaughter, I am a member of the
University of Northern British
Columbia Senate, and am looking
forward to my 40th reunion in 2007.
Hope as many old friends as possible
will totter in for a party.”
1970
JARDINE, PATRICIA, BA
Patricia moved to Alberta in 1995 and
loves it. She writes, “my learning and
experience at Mount Saint Vincent
University was a wonderful
foundation for my later consulting
work in human resources and
organizational development.”
1981
DODDS, CAROL ANN, BA
Carol’s daughter Portia will soon
finish her double degree at Trent
University; son Nicholas graduated
High School and opted to enter a
two-year apprenticeship in
1984
GLADSTONE, DEBBY, BA
Debby is currently working with a
safety company in Dartmouth. She
and her son Jacob live in Halifax.
MOORE, SISTER DOROTHY, CM, ONS,
MEd, DHumL’02
Sister Dorothy was honoured for
outstanding contributions to her field
at the 17th Annual Women of
Excellence Awards dinner, run by the
Canadian Progress Club HalifaxCornwallis, on November 23, 2006.
Sister Dorothy was honoured in the
area of Education and Research. She
is an education consultant with
Membertou Band Council.
1985
DUNN, BARRIE, BPR
The Trailer Park Boys’ movie, coproduced by Barrie, was among
the top ten Canadian films of 2006
as chosen by the Toronto Film
Festival group.
GREENE, DR. DURANDA, BEd ’85,
MEd ’89
Dr. Green is President of Bermuda
College. She is the College’s first
female and the youngest president
to head the two-year community
college. Dr. Duranda Greene is active
1986
1988
MACLEOD, MARY, BA
Mary has a Master of Theological
Studies from the Atlantic School of
Theology, Class of 2000. She has 5
granddaughters and 1 step-grandson.
POIRIER, JACKIE, BBA, FCGA
Jackie was recently elected the first
Nova Scotian chair of CGA Canada in
56 years. She is currently the
Regional Director, Human Resources,
at the Canadian Revenue Agency
(CRA) in Halifax and also sits on the
advisory board for the Centre for
Women in Business at Mount Saint
Vincent University. Jackie, and her
husband Paul (BA ’88, BPR ’94), enjoy
traveling when they can and this year
as Chair will see her traveling the
globe to attend CGA events in Hong
Kong, China, the Caribbean and
Turkey as well as every province in
Canada.
ROSE, SHARON, BPR
Sharon is currently living in Toronto
with her partner and 2 year old son.
You can reach her at
[email protected]
1989
CURRIE-SAMSON, SANDRA, BHEc
Sandra is married to Samuel Samson
(BA ’88, BEd ’89). After being a stayat-home mom for her daughters,
Laura (8), and Charlotte (3), Sandra
returned to the ‘outside’ work-force in
August 2006, as the Administrator for
the South Shore Guiding Community.
She is responsible for administrative
duties which include: finances,
recruitment/screening of members,
training, and public relations for all
the Girl Guide units on the South
Shore.
MACLEAN, NATALIE, BPR
Red, White and Drunk All Over:
A Wine Soaked Journey from Grape
to Glass by Canadian author Natalie
MacLean was chosen Best Wine
Literature Book at the Gourmand
World Cookbook Awards December
6th, 2006. The awards are considered
the Oscars of the food and wine
world. They were created at the
Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany ten
years ago to reward those who “cook
and drink with words”.
CANADA'S TOP 40 UNDER 40™
PATRICK O’REGAN, MSVU Board of Governors
Congratulations to Patrick O’Regan, Vice-President, Business
Development, O’Regan’s Automotive Group, on being named as a 2006
Recipient of Canada's Top 40 Under 40TM. O’Regan was honoured at
and Awards Luncheon in Toronto on May 8, 2007.
Patrick’s wife Catherine Chenhall, BScHE ’93 and mother Mary
O’Regan, BMus ’62, BEd ‘65 are both Mount alumnae.
Canada’s Top 40 Under 40TM is a national program founded and
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1990
1995
CAYLEY, MICHAEL, BPR
Michael invites all Toronto alumnae
to keep in touch by contributing to
the Toronto alumnae blog at
http://msvutorontoalumnae.blogspot.com
DUFOUR, ANGELA, BScHE ‘95, MEd ‘98
Angela recently made a career move to
Compass Group Canada as their Regional
Marketing Manager for Atlantic Canada.
KURTZ, IAN, BTHM
Ian recently left Air Canada to take on an
HR position with the 2010 Olympics in
Vancouver as Workforce Team
Leader/Recruiting Specialist.
1997
MORROW-DECOSTE, LISA ANN, BCS
Lisa is pleased to announce that she
graduated with her Bachelor of
Education degree in May 2007 after 15
years in daycare (9 years in
administration). She and husband Reggie
celebrated their 15th anniversary in
August 2006 and are the proud parents of
Michael (10).
1991
SNETSINGER, MARIETTA (BURSEY),
BHEc
Marietta and her husband Andrew have
a son Aidan, born March 15, 2006. They
currently reside in Cambridge, ON.
Marietta would love to hear from others
from the class of 1991.
1993
DESLAURIERS, MELISSA, BPR
Melissa is currently living in Milton, ON
with her husband Rob and daughter
Harmony (4). Melissa recently celebrated
her 10-year anniversary with AVW-TELAV
Audio Visual Solutions where she is
currently working as an Assistant
Director of Sales.
HEBB, CATHERINE, BPR
Catherine was honoured for outstanding
contributions to her field at the 17th
Annual Women of Excellence Awards
dinner, run by the Canadian Progress
Club Halifax-Cornwallis, on November 23,
2006. Catherine was honoured in the area
of Communications and Public Affairs.
She is the president of Jade
Communications Inc.
1994
LEGER, DENISE (WALSH), BBA
Denise has two children, Alexandre (9)
and Justin (7). She currently works for
the federal government in Shediac NB,
working in Public Works and Government
Services Canada – Superannuation,
Pension, Transition and Client Services.
MANDERVILLE-MURPHY, SHELLEY, BPR
Shelley and husband Gerry recently
welcomed baby Jack to their family on
June 6, 2006. This is the second child for
the family. Big brother Nicholas is three
years old.
1998
BRIDEAU, MICHELLE, BTHM
With over 10 years of hospitality
experience, Michelle has been
appointed Director, Human Resources
Integration for Fairmount Hotels, in
Washington, DC. In her current position,
Michelle will assist with the integration
of all acquired and newly built
properties. In addition to initial planning,
Michelle will be the key on-site Human
Resources liaison for all Corporate
departments and local management
during the hotel transition process.
ENGLISH, CHRISTY ANNE (SMITH), BPR
Christy and her husband Chad recently
celebrated the birth of their son, Shawn
Malcolm English, born September 22,
2006.
POIRIER, DENISE (FREEMAN), BPR
Denise married David Poirier in July 2005
at the Inn on the Lake, Fall River. They
recently had a son, born February 2007.
1999
HORTON, RENÉE (FOURNIER), BPR
Renée married Aaron Horton in
September 2006 in Halifax. They
currently work and live in Toronto with
their dog Molly.
MILLER, SHELDON, BBA
Sheldon and his wife Deanna welcomed
the arrival of their first daughter, Sara, in
August 2006. Sara is the first niece for
Craig Miller (BA ’94) and Danielle Miller
(Weatherbe, BA ‘ 93). Sheldon continues
to work at the Halifax office of Deloitte &
Touche as a manager in the consulting
practice.
2000
VATCHER, SABRINA (SAMSON), BPR
Sabrina and her husband are pleased
to announce the birth of their daughter,
Ashley, on September 1, 2006. The family
is moving to Sydney this summer.
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Class Notes
2001
HILTZ, ANDREA, BAA
Andrea recently took on a new job as
Community Home Visitor with the
Dartmouth Family Centre. She has two
children: Tristan (9) and Dylan (6).
2002
BUOTT, DEBBIE, BPR
Debbie and Peter are pleased to
announce that Caleb John Matheson
was born on Saturday, February 3rd at
8:22am. He weighed in at 7 pounds, 12
ounces, and was 21 inches long.
GOMEZ, GERALDINE, BSc
Geraldine defended her PhD thesis on
December 15, 2006. Her work (“The
Amino Terminus of Mutant Huntingtin
Causes Transcriptional Dysregulation”)
was supervised by Dr. Eileen DenovanWright of the Department of
Pharmacology, Dalhousie. Geraldine
received support for her doctoral
studies from a variety of sources,
including NSERC and the Izaak Walton
Killam Predoctoral scholarship.
MACDONALD, NADIA, BBA
Nadia, past captain of the Mystics
Basketball team, has been recently
promoted to Regional Marketing
Manager, Eastern Ontario, for the TDL
Group i.e. Tim Hortons. She was
originally hired by TDL in Debert, NS, as
Marketing Coordinator for the Atlantic
Region. She currently resides in Ottawa,
ON.
MOTHANA, BELQUIS, BSc
Belquis successfully defended her PhD
thesis on December 4, 2006. Her PhD
work (“Density Functional Theory
Studies on Chemistry and Properties of
Selected Pyrrole Molecules”) was
carried out under the supervision of Dr.
Russell J. Boyd of the Dalhousie
Department of Chemistry. Belquis
received support for her doctoral
studies from a variety of sources,
including NSERC and the Izaak Walton
Killam Predoctoral scholarship.
SHARMA, SHASHI, BBA, CGA
Shashi recently earned her professional
designation as a Certified General
Accountant. With these three letters,
she has earned international respect as
a professional accountant with the
latest skills.
2003
FERGUSON, RYAN, BBA
Ryan recently received his CA
designation and was recognized at the
Chartered Accountants of Nova Scotia
convocation.
GREEN, AMANDA, BBA
Following graduation from MSVU,
Amanda enrolled in the Bachelor of
Nursing (Collaborative) Program at
Memorial University of Newfoundland.
She graduated in May 2007 with her
BN and has accepted a position as a
critical care nurse in Newfoundland
as of April.
DEVEAU, KELLY, BPR
Since graduation, Kelly has been
working with Icon Communications, a
marketing and communications agency
based in Sydney, Cape Breton. She
recently moved to rural Inverness
County, just outside Cheticamp on the
beautiful Cabot Trail, where she
continues to work for Icon long distance
via the wonders of the Internet.
2004
DUPRE, SARAH, BTHM
After MSVU, Sarah graduated from the
University of East London with a Master
of Science in International Marketing
Management. She is currently residing
in Saint Lucia and working in Public
Service with the Government of Saint
Lucia.
WOMEN OF DISTINCTION AWARD 2007 (YMCA)
SHARON HAMPSON, CM, DHumL ’96
Best known for her music with the popular children’s trio Sharon,
Lois and Bram, she is also a three-time cancer survivor. Sharon
and a group of determined women founded Willow Breast
Cancer Support Canada, a community-based, survivor-driven
information and support services centre. Sharon received the
award in the Health category.
ANN MEDINA, DHumL ’04
An Emmy award-winning journalist, Ann was recognized for
‘telling it as it is’ and received the award in the Communications
category.
The Women of Distinction Awards were presented by the YMCA
of Toronto at a ceremony on May 29, 2007.
IRVING, AMANDA, BA
Amanda, a first year student in the
MSVU BEd Secondary program, is this
year’s winner of the Nova Scotia Social
Studies Teacher’s Association
Scholarship. The scholarship is
awarded annually to the BEd student in
Nova Scotia who exhibits excellence
and commitment in the study and
teaching of social studies.
2005
FULFORD, LORIE, BAA
Lorie and Scott Mason met in 2003 while
they were both taking Child and Youth
Study at MSVU. Today, they have a 1
year-old baby boy names Tyler. Scott is
a youth care worker in Ottawa and Lorie
works as a teacher in Renfrew, ON.
KEHOE, MOLLY, BPR
Molly is currently working as a
Communications Assistant with Queen’s
University in Kingston, Ontario.
MACDONALD, KIMBERLY, BA
Kimberly is currently an ESL teacher in
South Korea. She plans on going to the
University of Otago in New Zealand in
September 2007 to study archaeology
under the direction of Dr. Charles
Higham, leading archaeologist and
academic on the subject of Angkor and
Mainland Southeast Asia. From there
she plans on getting her MA in
Archaeology.
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Class Notes
2005
MAC NEIL, LISA, BA
Lisa married Andrew Mac Neil, also of
Cape Breton, in June 2006.
TOOLE, LAURA, BTHM
Laura has recently been promoted to
Sales Manager for the Association,
Academic and Healthcare Markets for
Holiday Inn Select Halifax Centre. Last
year, Laura was part of the Hunger Hike
team who climbed Mount Kilimanjaro,
while raising money for Feed Nova
Scotia. She writes, “this was a great
opportunity to travel, test my physical
abilities and contribute to a important
cause. It was a trip of a lifetime, and will
never be forgotten.”
YEADON, ASHLEY, BBA
Ashley recently received her CA
designation and was recognized at the
Chartered Accountants of Nova Scotia
convocation.
2006
ALI, ALLISON, MEd
Allison and her husband Jazad Ali
(MEd ’06) are teachers at the same
Secondary School in Couva, Trinidad,
West Indies. They were married in 1997
and did the MEd Curriculum Studies at
MSVU together.
BRITTON, JEFF, MEd
Jeff will continue his work as an
educator and motivational speaker/youth
leadership consultant overseas as he
recently relocated to Hong Kong until
August 2007.
KEENAN, ALEXANDRA, BA
Alexandra was recently awarded the
Alister McBain Scholarship from
Dalhousie University to attend Dalhousie
Law school.
RAMSAY, JEREME, BA
In September 2006, Jereme joined Bank
of Bermuda, HSBC Group to fill an
internal communications role. However,
within three months, he was promoted to
a newly created position within the
group, Marketing Communications,
Investments Division. He loves his new
position and wants to thank all the
inspiring professors and advisors at the
Mount and the wonderful people he met
along the way.
TAYLOR, ANNE-MARIE (DICKIE), BSc
Anne-Marie got married in July 2006 to
Andrew Taylor. She also started a new
job and they have a puppy named
Daytona.
THE ELIZABETH ANN SETON AWARD 2007
Congratulations to members of the Mount community who
received the 2007 Elizabeth Ann Seton Award.
SISTER M. ALBERTUS HAGGERTY, DHumL ’85, former President
and Vice-Chancellor of Mount Saint Vincent University (1974-78),
was honoured at a ceremony in Boston.
Two other recipients were honoured at the Seton Award Brunch
in Halifax.
SISTER ELLEN DONOVAN, BA ’66, was a teacher, parish minister
and choir director before becoming a healing arts practitioner in
Cape Breton.
VIRGINIA WALZAK, BSc (Sec) ’51 and her husband Albert have
been full-time volunteers since their retirement. They work with
refugees, feed the homeless and lead many parish activities and
committees.
The Elizabeth Ann Seton Award is presented annually by the
Sisters of Charity. The recipients personify the qualities of the
Congregation’s founder, Elizabeth Ann Seton.
in memoriams
The Mount Saint Vincent Alumnae Association
has made a donation towards MSV scholarships
and bursaries in memory of the following alumnae.
Pauline (MacDonald) Fitzpatrick, ACAD ’48
February 24, 2007
1920’S
M. Catherine Ryan, ACAD ’43
April 7, 2007
Agnes Kennedy, ACAD ’27, BA ’30
November 12, 2006
1930’S
Sister Clement Mary Douthwright, ACAD ’36, BA
’58
February 12, 2007
Gordon Atkinson, MEd ’83
October 24, 2006
Sister Eileen Harrigan (Joseph Kevin), BA ’56
February 5, 2007
Karen (Brown) Weir, BA ’86
February 26, 2007
Sister Regina Clare Mackin, BA ’53
January 20, 2007
The Hounourable Madam Justice Bertha Wilson,
DHumL ’84
April 28, 2007
Sister Dorothy MacPhee (Marie Gonzaga), BA ’54
March 6, 2007
Helen (Boylan) Hanway, ACAD ’32
December 6, 2006
1960’S
Sister Teresa Madeline Trainor, BA ’34
December 27, 2007
1980’S
1950’S
Dorothy (Harrison) Egan, BScHEc ’35
November 29, 2006
Margaret (MacGillivary) Lanigan, ACAD ’31
February 14, 2007
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M. Patricia (Mielke) Flynn
January 4, 2007
Joanne (Woodlock) Gould, BA ’70, BEd ’71, MEd
’95, MEd ’00
November 2, 2006
Joan (MacDonald) Jewers, BA ’68, BEd ‘69
January 4, 2007
Sister MaryAnn Stelzer (Mary Anton), BSc ’69
February 28, 2007
1990’S
Dr. Doris H. Anderson, DHumL ’92
March 2, 2007
Dr. June Callwood, DHumL ’93
April 14, 2007
Dr. Rita Joe, DHumL ’98
March 20, 2007
1940’S
Elizabeth Anne (Carmichael) Sullivan, BA ’68
March 28, 2007
Sister Evelyn Bailey (Ita Joseph), BA ’47, BLS ’59
November 2, 2006
Deirdre Frances Wandler, BA ‘65
February 4, 2007
Shaun Peter McNamara, MEd ’00
February 6, 2007
Mary Madden Casey, BA ’46
November 24, 2006
1970’S
Bridgette Scantlebury, MEd ’01
December 25, 2006
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Christina Anne Butler, BSc ’73
April 24, 2007
2000’S
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MSV Golf Classic
2007
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Registration: 11.30 am – 12.30 pm
Dinner and Prize Presentations: 6.00 pm
Fee: $150.00
Includes: golf cart, dinner, prizes,
18-hole scramble format and lots of fun!
Mount Saint Vincent Alumnae Association
c/o Alumnae Relations
University Advancement
Halifax NS B3M 2J6
Tel: 902.457.6433
Fax: 902.445.3962
E: [email protected]
Gold Sponsor:
The MSV Golf Classic is the major revenue generator for the Mount Saint Vincent Alumnae Association. Revenue generated allows
the MSV Alumnae Association to support student scholarships, bursaries, activities and the University’s Capital Campaign.
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